Hah. Bums me out that I'm the first vote, even though the poll has been up so long. C'mon guys~

Nothing really stood out to me as bothersome or irritating, which is awesome. Very fond of the aggression shown by Tiam, but also really enjoyed watching Vius put up with it so well. I would have preferred that gash Vius took from the flourish to be a little more punishing, felt odd to see that the sand was more annoying than the pooling blood from that cut, especially with leaping, rolling, and general sand-hitting that followed.

Tiam was consistently making threatening attacks, far more often than Vius. Vius had a better variety of attacks (than repeated thrusts to the chest) but many of them were non-threatening (such as the stiff-armed sword charge). Also, especially early on, he did not respect those attacks enough (by taking even minor hits) but instead made a sequence of very difficult dodges.

Jodai: Vius figuring out how one special works before he sees it is borderline fairness-wise, but two in the same fight add up to a penalty.

Yozshand: You also had a fairness issue, combining a Concussion special with a spear thrust for a double attack.

+1 for Yozshand as Tiam on tactics and fairness grounds. I guess that makes Vius an unfairy

Well, since it would appear that no reward from my fellow mods is forthcoming, I'm going to do the unthinkable and reward my own battle. Thankfully, MikeEB has already put forward an acceptable reward, so I will use that with a minor tweak.